Starlink: Bridging the Digital Divide or Risking Our Skies?

A severed fiber optic cable can leave far away regions without internet or cellphone service for weeks. Some can turn to Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet, which has revolutionized connectivity in rural areas. While Starlink provides faster speeds and lower latency, concerns about space debris and environmental impacts emerge as thousands of satellites crowd the skies. Despite its success in closing the digital divide, affordability remains a barrier, prompting questions about whether Starlink can sustain its growth and meet future demands while mitigating risks to our atmosphere.

Can Starlink maintain its growth while addressing the environmental concerns of satellite overcrowding and space debris?

Source: https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/...ink-satellites-and-their-inevitable-downfall/

 

[priyeshbhawsar15]

I could be wrong but isn't the amount of space much much more for it be saturated easily? And it should be cheap add a dispose mechanism where it needs to just push the satellite out of orbit when it reaches end of it's life.